3.4% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kindred · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kindred
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Kindred, where 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work. The area is notably stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.4% which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 58.3%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. This is consistent with the overall workforce rate, which is slightly higher than the state average.
60.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Kindred is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with 31.7% of people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and social assistance also make up a large slice at 18.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a manager, representing 25% of the local workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.7% and professionals at 15.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kindred [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60305/kindred/topic/employment